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Weetangera, Australian Capital Territory

Coordinates: 35°15′S 149°03′E / 35.250°S 149.050°E / -35.250; 149.050
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Weetangera
CanberraError: unknown |state= value (help)
Population2,544 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2614
LGA(s)Belconnen
Federal division(s)Fraser
Suburbs around Weetangera:
Scullin Page Belconnen
Hawker Weetangera Macquarie
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Weetangera is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Belconnen.

It is next to the suburbs of Hawker, Page and Macquarie. The Canberra Nature Park of The Pinnacle Nature Reserve borders it to the south across Springvale Drive. It has a primary school, Weetangera primary, and Weetangera neighbourhood oval.

It is named after the property purchased by Samuel Shumack in 1861. It was also the name for the Weetangera parish, which included the land from Ginninderra Creek to the Molonglo River.

Weetangera is in the federal electorate of Fraser and the ACT electorate of Ginninderra.

Suburb amenities

Weetangera has a small shopping centre containing a bakery, beauty salon, jewellery shop and a publishing company.

Educational institutions

  • Weetangera Primary School
  • Weetangera Preschool

35°15′S 149°03′E / 35.250°S 149.050°E / -35.250; 149.050

Footnotes

Weetangera is in the centre of this aerial photo
  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Weetangera (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  2. ^ "Suburb Information". Allhomes. Retrieved 27 April 2009.